The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

EVEN loyal England rdcules Tennyson's
Carmen Saculare," which title may be freely
translated, "a Song of Old Age"
h. I. BUSH. the owner of the coronet. has
Given $500 out of the money won on the yacht
race towards the Beecher monument fund
THE Rev. Dr. joseph Cummings. president of
the Northwestern University. at Evanston, ILL.,.
has celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday. and his
friends have given him purse of 81, 500 for a
trip to Europe.
AT time when hard drinking was more COM
mo7 than now, Thackeray remarked that a
great number of men have been drunk once in
their lives, but that gentleman ever gets
drunk second time. An exchange thinks the
same rule applies to divorces.
ONE of the stammering stories of William R.
Travers does not seem to have been repeated
since his death A Newport girl asked him, at
a garden party evening, what time it was
B. b. BIB by the t tt-ttlme can SIS s-say It," he
began, painfully. sit will be s-sseven o'clock
THERE is some current comment on the fact
that the State of Tennessee still leaves in neg.
lected grave in Alabama the remains of Gen.
John Sewer. Indeed, the Legislature has just
rejected a proposition to have them reinterred
In Tennessee soil and suitable monument
placed above them
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN. the millionaire sleep
iug-car Knight, commenced his business
in Chicago as q house-raiser. From small be-
ginnings he demonstrated that good sized houses
could be raised Sy jack screws, and eventually
he lifted whole blocks and put foundations under
them without disturbing the occupants.
TATUI BABA, an erudite Japanese an author
ity at home on ancient arms and armor, is in
Philadelphia lecturing on his speciality and H.
Illustrating his lectures by specimens. He believes
that government schools by introducing the
study of perspective and design" bid fair to
DESTROY the characteristics of Japanese art
So old Winter, you're going to leaveus
All alone by ourselves in this placel
But it don't so almighty grieve US
To see the last of your face.
You have blown down our chimneys and clustered
And colored our noses true blue
We've been peppered. and now we are mustered
To bid you silent adieu
COL ALEXANDER HIGHLAND has spent the
last ten years in organizing homes aud employ
ment associations for the benefit of newsboys
and boot blacks. He interests public-spirited
citizens in the work. and in many cities he has
left fourishng organizations, which furnish
wholesome meals, warm rooms and weekly
lectures to hetstreei Arabs.
IT has generally been considered an indispens-
able part of the formaiity of taking an oath in
an gllsh court that the witness should remove
his glove. If he happened to wear one. before
taking the book in his hand. Recently judge
has had the courage to give opinion that there
is room for doubt whe Their man may not swear
perfectly good oath with his gloves on.
WHEN the Prince of Naples vas at jerusalem,
recently. the Italian consul sent word to the
monks at the Holy Sepuchrs that his Highness
intended to visit that shrine. and they shout
receive him as befitted his rank I'VE cannot, /"
they replied, '.uniess we are so directed by the
Pope The consul then telecraphed TO Leo
XIII. aud he at once sent orders to the monks
to receive the Prince with all due honcrs.
IL spite of the rude March winds spring is
coming For the newspapers have ''let up' on
personal twaddle-gossip about base bali players.
and have begin to worry their printers by Ave-
column statistics capped by mysterious initial s.
to which devotees Of the national game have the
key, and which inform them of the wonderful
| performances or the failures of the athletes who
have been so freely bought and sold during the
] last winter
THE Bonanar,es are considered the most Sc
1ect and exclusive of Washington society people.
! Nine. Bonaparte is eminently arisiocratic, and
! Is very conservative in the choice of guests for
her perfect dinners. Sometimes. however. out
side Of her own house, Mime. Bnnaparte is
/ Obliged TO mix with ''the people short time
| ago, at n luncneon party, the granddaughter oil
! Daniel Webster. the wife of kings grandson